Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 into the Madiba clan in Mvezo, Transkei. He was the son of Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela, senior advisor to the acting king of the Thembu people (line 1 of the Nelson Mandela Foundation). He was passionate and after hearing stories about the courage of his ancestor in the wars of resistance, he wanted to make his contribution to freedom and the struggle of people. In 1993, Mandela entered the University of Fort Hare. He and Oliver Tambo, his future business partner, were sent home while boycotting university politics. When he returned home, he learned that his relatives had arranged his marriage. He then ran from his home to Johannesburg. By this time, Mandela had abandoned his dream of becoming an interpreter to pursue a legal career. He first worked as a guard, then as a lawyer while completing his baccalaureate by correspondence (History para 4 line 1). Mandela could not pinpoint precisely when he first became politicized. Mandela launched the ANC Youth League, a group determined to replace, ...